The Desert Has Turned Red!

I can truly say Arizona has gone Cards Crazy!  Everywhere you go there is RED, giving high fives, and yelling go Cards, I even went to my gym class this morning and the instructors were all dressed in their Cardinal outfits, and for the 45 of us in the class it seemed like a hour long Pep Rally.  It actually has brought alot of energy and excitement to the Desert. Good luck Arizona Cardinals we will be cheering for you.



I found this picture on the internet and thought it was very clever. (that doesn't pertain to you my cute Niece)

We Got Them.....

My first passport ever, and after alot of frustration and gathering up documents, I got a call that they had Lynn's. I hung up the phone, got in my car and went and picked them up. I wasn't going to be satisfied until I had those things in my hand and saw for my own two eyes. So when I got there they gave me Lynn's with his birth certificate back and then gave me mine and guess what??? NO birth certificate was with mine. We are now on a hunt for it, they told me that they probably mailed it to me, NO, I said, I would have received it by now. So somebody out there has my Birth Certificate, now what am I suppose to do?  Anyway, Costa Rica here we come!!

Happy 21st Birthday

Excuse me while I brag a little bit about this cute little guy....... 

JOSHUA CHAD WESTERGARD

He never did like his middle name, but I try to announce it when I can.  I can't believe he is 21 today, it seems like yesterday that he was bouncing around this house (nickname Tigger)

  

I was always amazed of how high he could climb and he would try to climb anything.  He had a bunch of energy and didn't go for those things called NAPS!!!  I hope someone in Costa Rica is making this a special day for the special person he is!!!  I will give him my birthday HUG in 18 days.

Here's just a few cute pictures

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELDER WESTERGARD"

Cutest baby (sorry its blurry)


Gotta love the spiked hair!!


Cutest smile ever (sorry for the blur)

Loved to wear Dad's T-shirts to bed

Love his acting out a short person.

So proud of his fish


Love those Brothers


And Sister


Welcoming home his brother Jared from his mission.


The Josh




I told you he liked to climb.

Does this pictures remind you of Anything???

My Sister Tagged Me

Why I Love My Man - Tag

What is your husband’s name? Lynn Carl

How long have you been married? 25 years

How long did you date? Umm I think almost 1 year

How old is he? 47

Who eats more sweets? ME! hands down

Who said I love you first? He did, he wrote me a letter in French and it said je t'aime

Who is taller? Lynn, of course, who isn't taller than me.

Who can sing the best? I would have to say me and thats even scary.

Who is smarter? Lynn, but I remember things better.

Who does the laundry? I do, but he folds a good towel here and there.

Who pays the bills? ME, but thanks to him I can pay them.

Who mows the lawn? Jesus (by the way the J is silent and the e is an a sound) his company is called "Friends"

Who cooks dinner? Me, but when we go out he says that counts for his turn cooking.

Who drives? Lynn, except when he has his contacts out.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Me Me Me

Who kissed who first? He did but he would say me.

Who asked who out first? Lynn

Who wears the pants? We Are As One!!!

I am tagging Everyone who reads this!

Thanks Bonnie!

The rules for this tag: answer questions about your spouse, list names of people you are tagging in your post, and then leave a comment on their blog letting them know they've been tagged.

Why Am I Feeling Like This???

Has anyone ever heard of this??? DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATE? I haven't. Lynn and I applied for our passports so we could go pick up Josh in Costa Rica and Lynn's was suspended because they said he had a (again) DELAYED BIRTH CERTIFICATE. What is that? "I asked" and this is what they told me.....
A delayed certificate is a certificate filed for a birth that was not recorded within the first year of birth. Records not filed in a timely manner can be for a number of reasons and in the majority of cases, is dependent on the date of birth with the need for filing a delayed certificate more prominent for the earlier years when birth records were not established in a timely manner as they are today.
WHAT????? was my response.
Well, you need to come up with more information to prove evidence of Lynn's U.S. Citizenship.
WHAT????? was my response again!.
Early public records must be submitted together with a birth record. Early public records should show your name, date of birth, place of birth, and preferably be created within the first five years of your life. Examples of early public records are:

Baptismal certificate
Hospital birth certificate
Census record
Early school record
Family bible record
Doctor's record of post-natal care

I need all this information for the first 5 years of his life? So I got on the phone with his Mom and Sister and they have been helping me gather up this information, they sent a baptismal certificate, but us of the LDS faith do not get baptized until 8 years of age (going to send it anyway). I got his shot record, a baby blessing certificate which is considered a Biblical Record, and a International Driving Permit with his missionary picture, he used this to get back and forth from Canada over to the United States and pick up the mail (some mail strike was going on at that time). I will have all this stuff on Monday morning and hopefully this will be enough to prove that Lynn is a U.S. Citizen, WOW if they can't prove that he isn't a citizen why have we been paying U.S. taxes all these years???
Lesson for you young mothers, make sure you file for your child's birth certificate the first year of their life.
Wish us Luck! and thank you Mom, Dad, and Karin for helping us get this info. Love you!

Brighton Resolution

I think one of my New Years Resolutions is to purchase these new cute items from Brighton's Safari collection!
What do you think???

What? Are You Kidding Me? The Super Bowl?

Who would of ever thought the Cardinals would be going to the Super Bowl and playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. Congrats Arizona it was a great game.

Never been a Cardinals Fan

So I've never been a Cardinals supporter, infact I have thought they were a big joke, and I did vote against them building a new stadium that cost 480 million dollars. But it was pretty exciting watching them win last week and now playing the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday here in Phoenix and a chance to go to the Super Bowl. So I wish them luck and have to say that Im looking forward to watching the big game on my new flat screen TV! hehe.

Anyone Else as Excited as ME?

So now two of my favorite shows are on Tuesday nights



Thank heaven for DVR I can record the one I don't watch. I don't know how Im going to take the time to watch both of these and still watch 24 that I recorded and so excited to have JACK BAUER back. I think its going to be some late nights.

Costa Rica Earthquake - the heart-wrenching aftermath

Last Thursday there was a 6.2 Earthquake which happened close to Josh. We heard from him yesterday and he is OK. There was a lot of damage and Im sure there is going to be many opportunities for service for the missionaries. The U.S. Embassy reported as of Monday evening they had no reports of missing U.S. citizens or the deaths of U.S. citizens. Locals have not been as lucky. The official death toll at last count was 17. Another 20 are missing. There are some truly sad stories, and this nation sees this as a very serious tragedy. The president has declared a national emergency, and a period of national mourning. Festivals have been canceled and flags are flying at half mast. Rescue teams are digging through landslides searching for bodies. Thousands are sleeping in tent camps, schools or churches. Hundreds of houses have been totally destroyed.

Our prayers are with those people in Costa Rica.

Love His Pink Shirt?

When Jesse was in High School I bought him his first pink shirt (which I loved and he looked so cute in), he wore it all the time until....one of his teachers made a not so nice comment about it and some other students joined in with this teacher. I haven't seen Jesse wear a pink shirt since or did I ever think I would until now. And might I say Elder Jesse Westergard, you look pretty darn handsome in your pday pink shirt.




I love this picture!

Countdown Continues until Elder Josh Westergard Comes Home!

Has anyone notices the countdown clock for how many days left until this cute person comes Home???

I can now say that "2009" is here and Josh gets home next month. Not excited at all! hehe. I can't wait to go pick him up in Costa Rica, I will keep you posted.

GO UTES!!!

Our Utah Utes did it, they beat Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. We were not expected to win, all I can say is they played an incredible game.